Chapter 46

“I expected that,” Ian said as he rubbed his jaw where a bruise was forming. “I’ll take your hits as long as you can admit that I was right.” “Take her home, Ian.” “I’m right here.” I waved my hands dramatically. “Stop talking to me or about me like I’m invisible. I’m not leaving and I don’t care if you order Ian around for years, I am not leaving.” Darius narrowed his eyes at me as if he were debating whether or not to carry me over his shoulders and deposit me outside his house. I crossed my hands over my chest and stared at him to show I was not intimidated by him and I was not going to let him walk over me. Amid our stare-off, I heard a cackle. It started as a cackle but it quickly dissolved into a coughing fit. We turned to the source of the noise which was Liam. He was still lying on the floor in a heap of his own blood but he was smiling. Blood coated his teeth and he was gripping his sides in pain but he was cackling with pure and undiluted glee. If I had any doubts that Li